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February 2010 Walthew House is a charity based in Stockport which plans to develop a specialist youth club for children aged 5-14 who are deaf, visually impaired, or both. They are seeking funding for equipment to be able to get the club up and running. The youth club will cater for approximately 30 young people per session where they will benefit from interaction with each other, and have the opportunity to learn new skills which they may not otherwise have access to. The ACT Foundation were very happy to pledge a grant of £1,000 towards this worthy cause.
February 2010 We were approached by the parents of a 12 year old boy from Surrey who suffers from epilepsy and also has a disability called Pachygyria, which is a malformation of the brain. His parents applied to us for financial assistance to purchase an epilepsy monitor as his bedroom was specially adapted for him but was downstairs in the family home. The monitor would alert them to any emergency and the provision of such a machine would give his parents piece of mind. The ACT Foundation were able to help with a grant of £585 towards this invaluable piece of equipment.
February 2010 Bridewell Organic Gardens is a registered charity based in Oxfordshire which provides land-based therapy for people suffering from a range of health problems with the main focus being on mental health. The charity helps people re-build their lives and return to work through participating in a variety of therapeutic activities including horticulture, blacksmithing, bee keeping and willow weaving. The garden is in a rural location and a lot of the clients need transport to be able to attend. The charity approached us as their minibus is now very old and becoming increasingly prone to mechanical breakdown and desperately needs replacing. The ACT Foundation were please to be help their fundraising along with a pledge of £2,000.
January 2010 We were approached by the father of a 5 year old girl who suffers room a rare neuromuscular condition called Nemaline Rod Myopathy. This means that she has profound muscular weakness leading to severe chest infections and which renders her immobile. She has to use a non-invasive ventilator overnight and also needs other equipment such as, nebuliser and suction machine as well as a powered wheelchair and profiling bed. Her parents are very worried that Tariq will suffer should they have a power cut (which happens quite often where they live) as none of her equipment will work without electricity. The ACT Foundation were very pleased to be able to help with the purchase of a backup generator.
January 2010 Audrey is a 55 year old lady who has had cancer twice and also suffered a stroke as a result of a heart operation.She has been left with fine motor skill problems in her left hand and needs to wear a specially fitted supportive glove which positions her hand and gives sensory feedback. Unfortunately this equipment is not available through the NHS and has to be funded privately and replaced every 12 months or so. We were very happy to be able to award a grant of £135 to pay for the glove.
January 2010 Jonathan is a young man from Hampshire who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and as a result is wheelchair dependent and very prone to chest infections due to muscle wastage. He has reduced ability to remove chest secretions by coughing and has been advised that a Cough Assist Machine will help alleviate further chest infections which is the greatest cause of death in the late stages of his condition. We were able to help Jonathon with his fundraising by pledging £1,750 towards the cost of this much needed piece of equipment.
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ACT Foundation Annual Review 2009 
